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GestureDetector

GestureDetector recognizes configured gestures and calls their callbacks. Its child determines its size; without a child, it fills the parent’s available size.

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Syntax

GestureDetector({
  Key? key,
  Widget? child,
  GestureTapCallback? onTap,
  HitTestBehavior? behavior,
  bool excludeFromSemantics = false,
  DragStartBehavior dragStartBehavior = DragStartBehavior.start,
  Set<PointerDeviceKind>? supportedDevices,
})

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Source: GestureDetector class - widgets library - Dart API. Checked 2026-11-03.